Hearne man charged in ag assault with deadly weapon

A Hearne man was arrested on Tuesday, March 31, on a first degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with an incident that afternoon in Caldwell.

James Edward Benford, Jr., 40, was charged and is out of jail on $100,000 bond, according to the Burleson County Sheriff’s Office.

Officers reported to “an active disturbance with a gun” on Oak Street and found the man w…